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Gordon L. Vaughan

Gordon L. Vaughan, J.D. has been General Counsel
to the American Polygraph Association (“APA”) since 1997 and is an associate
editor of Polygraph and has
contributed articles to both Polygraph
and to the APA’s newsletter. Mr. Vaughan
is co-author with Norman Ansley of the APA Quick Reference Guide to the
Law. Mr. Vaughan was an author of the
APA’s Amicus Curiae brief in United
States v. Scheffer, 523 U.S. 303, 118 S. Ct. 1261, 140 L. Ed. 2d 413
(1998), and the author of the APA’s Amicus Curiae brief in Ex Parte Rodney Reed, No. 75,693, Texas Crim. Ct. App. (2008). In addition, Mr. Vaughan was an author of the
APA and American Association of Police Polygraphists’ (“AAPP”) Amicus Curiae
brief in Lee v. Martinez, 96 P.3d
291, 136 N.M. 166 (2004). Mr. Vaughan
was a member of the specially-appointed APA “Daubert” Committee which prepared sample briefs and materials for
courtroom use by attorneys and polygraph experts.

Mr. Vaughan has been
a frequent national and international lecturer regarding polygraph legal and
ethical issues, including presentations to the APA, AAPP, U.S. Secret Service,
state polygraph associations, police and sheriff’s departments, attorney and
district attorney associations, and APA accredited polygraph schools.Mr. Vaughan was the 1997-1998 recipient of
the APA President’s Award.Mr. Vaughan
maintains a private practice with offices in Colorado Springs and Denver,
Colorado.